May 19, 1915-May 20, 2007 Parents Rexford Nichols (1891-1956) and Bertha Hillaker (1892-1931) Siblings This is a bit complicated as Rexford married twice. To keep things simple, I’m listing only the children of Rexford and Bertha here. Marriage Donald Edmond Wallace on April 8, 1935 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Children Stories Visits Port Huron, 1940…
Albert Wheeler Leslie
July 17, 1899-May 28, 1962 Parents Daniel Robert Leslie (1866-1940) and Mary Ellen Wheeler (1869-1961) Siblings Marriage Stories Skating To School Albert attended Leslie School in Evergreen Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA through eighth grade. He then made arrangements to attend high school in Sandusky, about twelve miles away. He lived in town. During the winter months,…
Florence Eleanor Jickling
February 16, 1906-September 29, 1991 Parents Hugh John Jickling (1870-1939) and Margaret Sewell (1871-1936) Siblings Marriage Marriage License High School Graduation Stories Marlette High School 1921-1925 Florence attended Marlette High School graduating in 1925. Freshman year she stayed with relatives William Walter Jickling and Julia Ann Dixon. Known as Walt and Annie, they ran a…
Two Letters from Adelaide Helena Wallace, 1981
Here are two letters from Adelaide Helena Wallace (aka Addie) from 1981 and that project I did for a history class my first semester at Central Michigan University. Letter #1 October 1981 Transcription Letter #2, November 1981 Dear Julie – I don’t think I have helped much, but it’s good to hear from you. I…
Two Letters from Catherine Elsie Wallace, 1981
Here are two letters from Catherine Elsie Wallace from correspondence in the early 1980s. I used some of the information in my Continuing Educational Traditions paper for college. Letter #1 – November 13, 1981 Transcription Letter #2 – December 6, 1981 Transcription Fire At The Wallace Farm, 1930 Kate mentions twice that there was a…
Reading Soothes My Soul (July 2018)
Since my last reading roundup, my book time has slowed down. Maybe it’s the increase in the sunshine that makes me want to get up and do things (hello Vitamin D!) or maybe it’s because I actually HAVE been doing more things: I learned Reiki. I learned Quantum Healing Hypnosis Therapy. I started working on…
Letter from Ella Irene Wallace, 1980
I had brief correspondence with my Wallace great aunts for the family history project in college. Here is a letter from Ella Irene Wallace. Transcription Cameron’s in Rosebush, Michigan Ella mentions that while a student at Central Normal School (now Central Michigan University) in Mount Pleasant, she spent most weekends with her cousins in Rosebush,…
Continuing Educational Tradition
As a family historian, there are countless documents and photographs you come across. Here the thing that started all of this genealogical research – a paper from my very first semester of college. In this History 100 class at Central Michigan University, we had to research family history and then write a paper. The original…